You know you're a grown up when you get excited about a new washer and dryer! In the past two weeks, we've replaced 3 major appliances – water heater, washer and dryer. Our water heater failed and it was finally time for our family of 6 to upgrade our outdated laundry system. Merry Christmas to me!
As always, I wanted to get the best deal on these appliances so I pulled out my best money saving tips. And I ended up saving hundreds of dollars! { Read more... }

I've had my Republic Wireless phone for a little over a year and I thought it might be helpful if I gave you an update. I've used their $10 smartphone plan for almost all of the past year. { Read more... }

Are you looking for ideas how to make some extra money? If you're a stay at home mom, a full-time job might not be practical. Here are some of the top businesses for stay at home moms.
25 ways moms can make extra money working from home
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Have you ever wanted to get a big picture view of your money without all the hassle of entering transactions? I've been using a website called Personal Capital which lets me do just that.
Personal Capital says they are “the modern way to manage your net worth.” They have over 800,000 users and $150 billion in assets are tracked in their system.
Disclosure: affiliate links are present.
How can you use Personal Capital to manage your money? { Read more... }

Last week, I told you part 1 of the story of buying our dream home. We had gotten an offer even before our house was put on the market and everything seemed to good to be true.
This was when the trouble started. { Read more... }

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